NHL Midseason Shockers: Which Teams Are Soaring and Which Are Stumbling as Playoffs Loom?
Dallas Stars: B+
The Stars were the only team within spitting distance of the Avalanche, but a six-game losing streak pretty much ended that chase. Their underlying numbers are fair to middling, and they’re being propped up to an extent by a brilliant power play. Still, they’re third in the league, and their three biggest stars — Jason Robertson, Mikko Rantanen and Wyatt Johnston — are having huge seasons, and Jake Oettinger has been trending in the right direction since the start of December. Now it’s just cruising to the finish line and preparing for a titanic first-round matchup with the Wild. — Mark Lazerus
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